Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-06

COLLEGE-BRED WOMEN.
AS announced in THE star the Association OF
collegiate AlumnB will hold special meeting at
Ine National Museum next Saturday. The MORN
Ing session VIII open at 1890 O'Clock, when the
SUBJECT IOr discussion will be s'The Effect OF the
Amusements and Occupations Of Girls on Their
SCHOOL Lie. 10 this session only members OF the
association VIII be admitted. At II O'Clock it is
expected That the ladies OF the association will be
Ieceise9 Oy Mrs. Cleveland, who Is q graduate Of
WeiiS college,, and an honorary member OF the
Washington branch OF the Alumnn Association.
Al tne AFTERNOON session, beginning at 8 O'Clock,
the president OF the association, Mrs. Helen
hlscock bacKus. will deliver an address. Mrs.
backus Is niece Of Senator Hiscock and the wife
OF Dr: Backus president OF the Packer Collegiate
SION also Miss Aa ro.a, the aern9on
VIII read paper on "The Relation of women to
the Governing Boards and Faculties OF Colleges. I"
VI " eiie Molnens AnthrOpolOgical Society OF this
city have been invited, and Invitations have been
sent TO Others who, It is believed. would be inter
evening The members Of the association will be
teftalned by Mrs. Gen. Lander at her home on
Capltol Hill It is expected that there will be
ABOUT nlty members present. The delegation
from Boston will include Miss Marion Talbot, of
Boston University; Miss Florence cushing, vas
a OF vassa5 nov Of the
the Boston Journal; Miss ALA w. Foster, Cornell,
ana MISS Bohnstedt, Boston University.
PRACTICAL WORK OF THE ASSOCIATION.
One important practical achievement Of the as
ISOLATION has beeL to set at rest arguments against
higher education for women on the ground that
they were physically unable to stand The severe
strain Oh college training. The work OF the asso-
general interest and has attracted wide attention
Some OF the results OF the inquiries made have
been published recently in THE STAR In 1882 sta
n hxr ofol
committee OF the association, With Mrs. Annie
H0wes BaruS, now OF this city, as chairman. Sc
lecting twelve OF the colleges having the largest
number OF women students, the committee ad.
dressed to the graduates OF each Of these circu-
lar, including very minute inquiries as to their
physcah S CONDITION before during and after their
sent 7O5 answered being 54.65 per cent and their
answers tabulated and published by Col. Carroll
Statistics. The range Of age covered by the sta
tfstlcS was so great as to include one
woman OF seventy-six, graduate OF Oberlin.
three-fourths OF these 700 college graduates has
been either excellent" or good" during their
whole lives, some OF them losing in health at col
leSe ana an equal number gaining; that about
one-f0urth OF them are married, their average
age being but IS, and that OF their children the
greater part are living and In good health. The
general conclusion was that the women who
have graduated from college do not seem TO
show any marked difference in general health
from the average health likely to be reported by
any equal number OF women employed In other
kinds OF work. or in fact OF women generally, With
out regard to occupation followed"
GIRLS IN PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Following out the line OF investigation thus be-
gun, it was concluded that sufficient attention
was not paid to the physical education Of girls in
the prepatory schools, and on this subject num-
Der Of interesting papers have been published in
Guiding one by Miss Lydia M. Dame, assistant
principal OF the Washington High School, based
largely on her observations among the girls OF the
high School. In this paper an effort was made to
institute reform in the matter or haSty or in
sufficient meals In exercise, and IN other matters
relating to the health or school girls.
This subject, however, represents only part Of
the work OF the association. Among other things
done during the past year has been the establish
ment OF bureau OF collegiate Information, de-
signed to collect and circulate specific and de-
tailed information regarding various colleges.
Many topics or a practical character have been
treated In papers prepared by different members.
THE OCCUPATIONS OF WOMEN.
The washington branch has been studying the
several departments Of wOmanS work In the hope
OF being able, at some time, to offer to women
seeking employment brief but comprehensive
treatise, wherein they may learn the advantages
and disadvantages of each occupation, the talent
and training required for success, and the prob
able remuneration. Reports OF. the following Oc-
equations IOr women have been presented: Archi-
lecture, Miss l. N; Dame; cataloguing, Miss Char-
lOtte Smith, OF Baltimore; Journalism, Miss Agnes
NJ Lathe; medicine, Mrs A. w. Perkins; painting
Miss Alice Goddard; photography, Mrs. Lucy F.
kenaSt0n; proresSorships or school methods, Miss
Emma s. Atkinson; raising of small fruits, Miss A.
:. Rainey; stenOgraphy. Miss Mary c. Hardy; type
writing, Miss Sarah H. WOOdman, and wood en-
craving, Miss Marie d. Elliot.
In various branch associations clubs have been
formed Tor pursuing studies OF various kinds. In
the washington branch, as well as in Philadelphia
clubs have Deen organized for the purpose CT read
ing Latin at sight.